Iridaceae

Virginia iris

Iris virginica L.

Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Iris

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Common names

By language (7)

Arabic: سوسن الشائب, السوسن الكثير الألوان
Chinese: 維吉尼亞鳶尾, 维吉尼亚鸢尾, 加岛鸢尾
Dutch: Virginia Iris
English: Virginia iris
Malayalam: ഐറിസ് വിർജിനിക്ക
Persian: زنبق ویرجینیا
Russian: Ирис виргинский

Synonyms

Iris caroliniana S.Watson
Iris convoluta Raf.
Iris georgiana Britton
Iris shrevei Small
Iris versicolor f. virginica (L.) Voss
Iris versicolor var. shrevei (Small) B.Boivin
Iris versicolor var. virginica (L.) Baker
Iris virginica var. shrevei (Small) E.S.Anderson
Iris virginica var. virginica
Limniris shrevei (Small) M.B.Crespo, Mart.-Azorín & Mavrodiev
Limniris virginica (L.) Rodion.
Xiphion virginicum (L.) Alef.

Flowers

Flower colour: blue (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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Photo: Jim Frost from Sioux City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Bob Sutherland, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.